22 
JULY 1764. 
that name situated on y e Eastern Bank of the Jelenghee, tho’ he says that it is only 
18 Coss from Awaypour. 1 
It will now appear by our Observations that the Burrasaat is the Westmost of 
the navigable Creeks which run out of the Ganges to the Eastward of Jelenghee, & 
is therefore likely to afford the shortest Passage to Calcutta ; but being at present 
destitute of Cash to pay y e People, or proper Boats to survey Sunderbound with ; 
besides it being now nearly the height of the wett Season, we are very apt to be 
deceived in y s depths of Water, by the sudden swelling & falling of the Rivers ; I 
have therefore judged it proper to go to Dacca to get a supply of Cash & larger 
Boats, before we proceed. 
Being in the neighbourhood of Eettydoman Creek (or Eastmost Branch of Custee 
Creek) I thought it might be worth while to take a cursory Survey of it as far up as 
it is navigable, it being the common rout of the Boats from, Jelenghee & Custee to 
Jaynagore, Hobbygunge, &c. when y e Rivers have rose enough to make it navigable, 
w ch . commonly happens about y e latter end of May. 
29 From the 20th. to the 26th. employed in tracing the Creeks of Eettydoman, 
Culsedaw & Bacout near 30 miles till we came to the Place where it is not navigable, 
which is at Columbery about 8 miles SW from Maudapour, & 5| North from Away- 
pour. For y e particulars see the Maps of the Creeks. The Weather during this time 
was as follows : 
The 2 rst Calm & Cloudy all Day, the 22nd. an excessive hot Forenoon; in y e 
Afternoon several heavy Showers. The 23rd. very fresh Gales from the Southward 
with heavy Rain all the Day. The 24th. all y e Forenoon heavy Rain with some 
Squalls, the Afternoon Cloudy. The 25th. the Forenoon dry, Afternoon & Night 
continual Rain. The 26th a Cloudy Morning, in y e Afternoon some Rain ; the 
Evening fine Weather. 
This Morning having finished the Survey of the Creeks we dropt down the Comer 
for Dacca, & in y e Afternoon entered the Eastern Comer near Motrapour. The 
Water has rose 2 Cubits in this Creek since y e 10th. InsL We passed three miles of 
the Creek this Evening. The Course of the Stream is to the Eastward : its Banks 
are now high out of the Water & we are informed will not be overflown the whole 
wet Season. The Country is pleasant & tolerably well cultivated. 
30 The 27th. Cloudy Weather; the Morning & Evening cool & pleasant, but y e 
middle of y e Day excessive hot. This Day we passed by Estimation 25 miles of the 
Creek, & came to Jaynagore in y e Evening. This Village lies on y e South side of 
the Creek, & is distant from Motrapour only 8J miles, altho’ it is near 28 by Water. 
Fourteen miles NNE from Jaynagore a small Creek leads from this into y e Ganges, 
thereby allowing a short cut to Hadgyguuge 1 & Dacca, but for want of proper Intelli- 
gence we passed it without knowing where it led to. The Burrashee Creek comes 
1 A Buxipour is shown on Rennell’s map 15 miles SW of Kushtia, and 30 miles east of the Jalaugi. 
This Hajiganj must have been an important place at this time, as it was the point where the main road from 
Calcutta to Dacca crossed the Gauges. It lay about 5 miles E. of the present town of Faridpur. 
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